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  • COMMON NAME: white spine
  • ARABIC: شكاع، شيكه
  • BOTANICAL NAME: Fagonia schweinfurthii (Hadidi) Hadidi
  • SYNONYMS: F. indica var.schweinfurthii Hadidid
  • FAMILY: ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
  • KIND: Native
  • EMIRATE: Dubai
  • GROWTH FORMS: Shrubs
  • HABITATS: Sandy
  • TYPES: Annual Biennial
  • REMARKS: Rare in the UAE. (Hatta)
Flora of the United Arab Emirates V1 & 2, Fawzi M.Karim, Nael M.Fawzi; reviewed by Fatima Al-Ansary. Al-Ain: United Arab Emirates University, 2007. https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/z/zygophyllaceae/fagonia/fagonia-schweinfurthii

Annual to biennial, up to 30 cm high, glandular to glabrous shrublet. Stem woody at the base; branches prostrate to erect, terete, striate, with 1-3 cm long internodes. All leaves trifoliate; leaflets linear-oblong or elliptical, 1-2 cm long, acute, central the largest. Petiole variable in length. Stipular spines aculeate, shorter than leaves. Flowers 7-10 mm across, pinkish-purple; pedicle, up to 5 mm long. Sepals ovate, 3-4 mm long, sparsely glandular, deciduous or semi-persistent. Petals obovate 4-8 mm long, obtuse. Capsule 4-5 mm long, pubescent. This species is closed to F. cretica L. but differ from the later in having smaller capsule and flower. 

Flowering from March to May.
Sandy soil, gravel and limestone regions.
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